Abstract:
The article examines a healthy lifestyle as a key prerequisite for
preserving and strengthening human health, especially among young people in
modern Ukraine. The main factors negatively affecting the health of the younger
generation are analyzed, including low levels of physical activity, the spread of
harmful habits (smoking, alcohol consumption, drug use), unhealthy nutrition, and
insufficient attention to disease prevention. Special attention is paid to the role of
education, teachers, and higher education institutions in shaping health-preserving
behavior among youth. The importance of physical culture and sports as effective
means of improving physical and mental performance, preventing diseases, and
forming sustainable healthy lifestyle habits is substantiated
